a hard-hearted brush-off to a homeless man asking for money
Recent Examples on the WebTechnically Shaw is a mercenary, but not a cynical or hard-hearted one.—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024 Xi and his team haven’t shown much more concern than the hard-hearted villagers of Lu Xun’s story.—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 29 June 2023
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